How are pipe `|` characters encoded in URLs?

Pipe characters `|` are converted into `%7C` when URL-encoded, preventing web servers from interpreting them as illegal unescaped URI tokens.

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URL & Query Parameter Encoder / Decoder

Encode unsafe characters (like pipes `|`), parse query string parameters, and generate Node.js/Python URL encoding code.

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Unencoded Plain URL Input

1 lines | 85 bytes

Encoded Output (%-escaped)URL Output

1 lines | 111 bytes

https%3A%2F%2Fdevtoolsatlas.com%2Fsearch%3Fquery%3Dpipe%7Curl%7Cencode%26category%3Dweb%20dev%26status%3Dactive

Parsed Query Parameters (3):

Parameter Key	Value
query	pipe\|url\|encode
category	web dev
status	active

URL Encoding Code Snippet

// Node.js URL Encoding (encodeURIComponent)
const input = "https://devtoolsatlas.com/search?query=pipe|url|encode&category=web dev&status=active";

// Encodes special characters including pipes '|', '&', '=', '?'
const encoded = encodeURIComponent(input);
const decoded = decodeURIComponent(encoded);

console.log("Encoded URL:", encoded);
console.log("Decoded URL:", decoded);

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Frequently Asked Questions

`encodeURIComponent` escapes all special characters including pipes `|`, slashes `/`, question marks `?`, and ampersands `&`. `encodeURI` preserves valid URL structural characters (like `http://` protocols and path slashes).

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